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10 Tips for Adults - Nutrition Education Series
2018 $0.00 University of New England
10 Tips for Adults (10 Tips) is a multi-level direct education intervention designed to reinforce messages related to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, increasing physical activity, consu
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Clinical-Community Linkages—Connecting Food Insecure Patients to Hunger Resources
May 27, 2020
Maine SNAP-Ed is working with Good Shepherd Food Bank and clinical partners to identify and support food insecure patients in southwestern Maine.
Community Eligibility Provision
Dec 05, 2019
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provides an alternative to families applying for free and reduced-price school meals.
Creating a Standardized Program Evaluation System
Jun 13, 2016
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services contracts with the University of New England to deliver SNAP-Ed through 23 community-based coalitions. Maine’s nutrition educators enhance direct education with obesity prevention policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) strategies.
Eat the Streets: Exposure to Fruits and Vegetables
Oct 18, 2017
The goal of this project was to help people gain access to healthy foods. Beans, cherry tomatoes, and herbs are just a few of the things residents will be able to pick while visiting the park. These planters will also help to maintain an active and attractive downtown.
Edible Main Street: Exposure to Fruits and Vegetables
Oct 17, 2017
The goal is to demonstrate how to grow vegetables and herbs with the hope of inspiring people to grow their own food. This project started with 12 planters and added 4 more in 2016. Each planter has an accompanying educational description and suggested culinary use for its contents.
Fresh Produce and Recipes Distributed through Maine’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program
May 27, 2020
At locations in western Maine, SNAP-Ed is working with a local community coalition to enhance monthly food boxes with farm fresh fruits and vegetables! The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) aims to help low-income older adults by enriching their diets with healthy, non-perishable pantry staples.
Gardening Takes Root in Maine Schools: Kingfield Elementary Kids Grow and Eat their Own Produce in Outdoor Classroom
Jul 26, 2019
From 2015 until 2018, Maine SNAP-Ed and Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County teamed up with the local Master Gardener program and Kingfield Elementary School. They worked together to expand their school garden. Kingsfield is a SNAP-Ed eligible, rural school. Together, they developed a 6-8-week after-school program called Growing Gardeners.
Gleaning from Farms to the Communities
Oct 17, 2017
Nutrition Educators in Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties partnered with their local food security organizations to distribute gleaned produce to high-need sites throughout the Midcoast. At one low-income housing site, Bath Housing, an estimated 150 individuals received nearly 1,000 pounds of free, fresh, local produce in the summer of 2016.
Healthy Beverage Choices for Healthy Lifestyles
Mar 29, 2018
Maine SNAP-Ed has successfully worked with childcare centers and adult community centers to encourage healthy beverage policies that promote water for meals and snacks.